John eeel



(No Model.)

J. REEL.

GLEVIS.

No. 571,686 Patented Nov. 17, 1896.

lhvrrsn Starts Earner @rrrcn JOHN REEL, OF FRENCH CAMPS, MISSISSIPPI, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF TO JAMES A. SANDERSON, OF SAME PLACE.

CLEVIS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 1,686, dated November 1'7, 1896.

Application filed August 4, 1896. Serial No. 601,621. (No model.)

To a-ZZ 11/71/0122 it may concern: ward side to engage the reduced end J of the Be it known that I, J OHN REEL, of French latch F, while the rear end of the catch bears Camps, in the county of Choctaw and State upon coiled spring K, confined in recessed lug of Mississippi, have invented certain newand L, raised from the upper arm C. The said 5 useful Improvements in Clevises; and I do catch is pivoted between its ends, as shown, hereby declare the following to be a full, in cavity or recess C, formed in arm By clear, and exact description of the invention, this arrangeinentit will be seen that the outer such as will enable others skilled in the art end of the catch is held normally depressed, to which it pertains to make and use it, rel? so as to hold the latch in proper position when to erence being had to the accompanying drawturned thereto. The inner extremity of the ings, which form part of this specification. latch, as well as the under surface of the This invention pertains to an improved catch, are so beveled as to automatically enclevis, and the object of the same is to pro gage when the latch is turned to position. vide a clevis having an improved mechanism Having thus fully described my invention,

15 for varying the vertical position of the draft what I claim, and desire to secure by Letters 6 5 attachment. Patent, is

"With this object in View the invention con- 1. A clevis having a forwardly-proj ecting sists in the novel features of construction portion B provided with cavities, a hinged hereinafter fully described .and claimed, and portion F provided with registering-cavities,

20 illustrated by the accompanying drawings, in the ligament between the cavities of the two whichmembers forming a supportin g-web for a ring Figure 1 is a perspective view of a clevis in or hook, and a means for holding the pivoted position upon a plow-stocln Fig. 2 is a side portion F in its closed position, whereby the elevation of the same shown partly in section. ring is loosely held in either of the openings 2 5 A designates the forward end of the plowformed by the cavities and prevented from beam, and B the vertical bar of the clevis, passing to the other cavity, substantially as having the rearwardl-y-extending arms C eX- shown and described. tending backward over the top and bottom 2. In a clevis, the swinging bar F adapted surfaces of the beam and secured at their to inclose the draft-attaching cavities the 0 rear ends thereto by the usualwrench-bolt D. catch pivotally supported between its ends From the inner side of bar 13 projects stud E, and at its outer end adapted to engage the which takes the recess in the end of the beam, end of the latch supported within the same, as shown, thus holding the clevis from lateral the recessed lug, and the spring confined displacement. therein against which the opposite end of the 3 5 F is a latch pivoted at its lower end to the catch is adapted to bear, for the purpose sublower portion of the clevis and adapted to stantially as shown and described. turn thereon to the position shown, so as to 3. The combination of a clevis provided close the cavities G for confining the draftwith the rearwardly-extending arms, means connecting rings II. for securing the same at their extremities to 40 The bar 13 and the swinging latch together the plow-bea1n, a pivoted clevisdatch, the 0 form two cavities, so that when the latch is backwardlyextending lug L, carried by the opened access may be had to the cavities for clevis, and a latch for engaging the pivoted moving the said ring from either cavity to the clevis-latcl1, substantially as shown and deother, as desired. scribed.

45 The upper end of latch. F is formed with a In testimony whereof I aifin my signature depression to engage pin 13 on bar 13, and thus in presence of two witnesses.

the latch when closed is held firmly from lat- JOIII eral displacement. "Witnesses:

For holding the latch closed I provide the R. S. REEL,

5o catch I, which notched upon its under for- Jonson IIUToHINs. 

